Anca Mierla
Marian Mierla
I The history of the European Union (I) ................................... 7
II The history of the European Union (II) ................................. 14
III The history of the European Union (III) ............................... 17
IV The history of the European Union (IV) ............................... 21
V A Constitution for the European Union ................................ 23
VI A Constitution for the citizens of Europe .............................. 26
VII European citizenship ............................................................... 29
VIII Fundamental Rights ................................................................ 31
IX The competences of the European Union .............................. 36
X Who does what in the Union? Clarification of powers ........ 39
XI The principles of action of the European Union ................... 44
XII . The principle of subsidiarity; ensuring the proper exercise
of powers .................................................................................. 46
XIII The symbols of the European Union ...................................... 49
XIV A legitimate and democratic Union ....................................... 52
XV Belonging to the Union ............................................................ 54
XVI The institutions and the European project ........................... 56
XVII The European Parliament ...................................................... 59
XVIII The European Council ............................................................ 61
XIX The Council of Ministers ........................................................ 63
XX The European Commission .................................................... 65
XXI The Foreign Affair Minister and the Court of Justice ......... 68
XXII The European Central Bank (ECB) ...................................... 72
XXIII The Union’s means of action: simplification of instruments 75
XXIV Legislative procedure ............................................................ 78
XXV The Union’s finances ............................................................. 81
XXVI The Union’s external action ................................................. 83
XXVII An area of freedom, security and justice ............................ 86
XXVIII The Union’s other policies: what the Constitution
contributes ............................................................................. 91
XXIX Revision (I) ............................................................................. 93
XXX Revision (II) ........................................................................... 98
ANSWER KEY ................................................................................... 101
ENGLISH-ROMANIAN MINI-DICTIONARY .............................. 121
MINI-DICŢIONAR ROMÂN-ENGLEZ .......................................... 127